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10 西 Journey to the West: From the Start, I Beat the Old Lord in a Game of Go 西游：开局对弈赢了老君 Forest of Myriad Wonders森萝万象Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xun arrived in the Spring and Autumn period and became a prince of the Zhou dynasty. All he wanted was to enjoy himself. He excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and even created many classics ahead of his time. To his surprise, this made him famous, earning him a reputation as a gentleman known throughout the land. He thought he would spend his life happily, but one day he discovered that the man he had always enjoyed talking with, both mentor and friend, was none other than L 0Votes40.6kRecs251kFans

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Su Xun traveled to the Spring and Autumn Period and became a prince of the Zhou Dynasty. He was only interested in having fun, but he was highly skilled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and created many classics ahead of time. Unexpectedly, this made him famous and he became a renowned "gentleman". He thought he would live a happy life, but one day he suddenly discovered that the person he had been talking to so happily, who was both his teacher and friend, was actually Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, who was known as "the purple aura that comes from the east for 30,000 miles"! That wasn't all. Then, Su Xun discovered that this world was actually... The Journey to the West world! Then isn't Laozi the "ancestor who created heaven and earth," Taishang Laojun? "Su Tong'er, you've come again today? If you win this game of chess, I'll take you as my disciple, how about it?" Laozi said with a smile. Thus, Su Xun became the sole true disciple of Laozi, and the first thing he had to do was... To go west with Laozi out of Hangu Pass and convert the barbarians to Buddhism! PS: This only covers Journey to the West and orthodox mythology, excluding content from the prehistoric era and Investiture of the Gods.